Re: AIS Symposium
- Subject: Re: AIS Symposium
- From: w*
- Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2002 16:25:38 -0500
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On 18 Jul 2002 at 10:22, MemsCo_John Reeds wrote:
> I see where Walter claims write-in votes were not worthwhile because
> write-in candidates never got enough votes to make a difference.
> Kinda' like in presidential elections, I guess. I stated last year
> when this topic came up that the reason is MOST PEOPLE ARE SHEEP.
> If you tell them what to believe, they will nod their heads and
> believe it, especially if it is written by an "expert". It is also
> much easier to check boxes than to attempt a little independent
> thinking. This hypothesis was pretty much ignored.
>
>
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> John Reeds
> San Juan Capistrano, California (9b).
Oops, you are giving me credit where credit is not due. I'm not an
expert either. The credit is due to the AIS Board several years ago
when they removed write-in votes as a category for the
Symposium. Obviously, if the AIS Board removed the write-in
category, it was apparent that write-in votes simply had not worked.
I didn't suggest the removal or approve it; I merely reported the
actions from the minutes of the Board meetings. In fact, I used my
write-in privilege over the years but never saw my write-in in print.
I finally woke-up and realized this was an exercise in futility.
To my credit, I did express the doubt that a write-in ever made
it to the top 100.
It doesn't bother me that I have to check little boxes to express
my vote on the Symposium, nor does it bother me that I have to
elect the President of the United States in the same manner. I
recall seeing the results of the 2000 U.S. Presidential election in
the local papers precinct by precinct. There were votes for Elvis
Presley, Mickey Mouse, and Donald Duck to name a few. My
hypothesis is that these people threw away their votes.
Walter Moores
Enid Lake, MS USA 7/8
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